SOTHEBY’S & SCP AUCTIONS’ SALE OF IMPORTANT SPORTS MEMORABILIA
AND CARDS TOTALS $2.5 MILLION
THE ONLY KNOWN “SHOELESS” JOE JACKSON BAT FROM HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER SELLS FOR $301,000
1915 Cracker Jack Baseball Card Complete Set (176) Brings $157,000
New York, NY, April 24, 2008 – Today in a crowded salesroom, the only known “Shoeless” Joe Jackson Signature Model “Black Betsy” Game Bat Dating From His Major League Career sold for $301,000 to an American private collector. The bat was the highlight of Sotheby’s and SCP Auctions’ sale of Important Sports Memorabilia and Cards, which brought $2,518,130. Also among the top lots in the sale was the 1915 Cracker Jack Baseball Card Complete Set of (176) In Original Cracker Jack Album, which sold to applause for $157,000 (est. $50/75,000).
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